Business News Desk – If you are looking for a business along with a job, then we are giving you a better business idea. This is such a business. In which you will become a millionaire in just 3 months. We are talking about mentha cultivation. It is counted among herbal products. Since the Corona epidemic, the demand for herbal products and Ayurvedic medicines has increased all over the world. This is the reason why farmers are now emphasizing on the cultivation of herbal crops along with grains and vegetable crops. Cultivation of herbal i.e. medicinal crops gives income up to 3 times more than the cost. Apart from this, the health of the soil also remains better. Mentha cultivation is one of such high income medicinal crops. Actually, it is cultivated in many areas of India. This includes many other states like Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat and Punjab. Its highest yield is being obtained from the fields of Badaun, Rampur, Bareilly, Pilibhit, Barabanki, Faizabad, Ambedkar Nagar and Lucknow of Uttar Pradesh.
what is mentha
Mentha is known by different names in the country. It is also known as peppermint, pudina, camphormint and sundhi tapatra. It is used in making medicines, oils, beauty products, toothpaste and candy. Let us tell you that India is a big producer of mentha oil. Mentha oil is extracted from here and exported to other countries also. Mentha cultivation requires good irrigation.
Mentha crop sown at the right time is ready in three months. For fenugreek cultivation, the pH value of soil should be between 6.5 to 7.5. Mentha leaves are a storehouse of nutrients.
mentha cultivation
Mentha is planted from February to mid-April and its crop is harvested in June. It is extracted from its leaves. Mentha crop requires light moisture. Due to which it is irrigated every 8 days. It should be harvested as soon as the weather clears in June. About 125-150 kg oil can be obtained per hectare from mentha.
earning from mentha
Mentha cultivation is a cash crop. The cost of cultivating mentha is very low. Its crop is ready in 90 to 110 days. Due to this, farmers soon get back the money spent in farming in the form of huge profits. It costs Rs 20,000 to Rs 25,000 to plant mentha crop in one acre. The price of mentha in the market is around Rs 1000 to 1500 per kg. Due to which, after harvesting, mentha i.e. mint crop earns an income of up to Rs 1 lakh. You can earn 3 times in 3 months. That’s why farmers also call this crop green gold.
